Ingredients

• 1 cup - Urad dal (soaked in water for about 4-5 hours or overnight)
• 2 cups - White rice (soaked in water for about 4-5 hours or overnight
• Salt - as per taste
• 1 - 2 tsp - Oil

How to Make Simple Idli

• Grind the urad dal with some water to a smooth and fluffier paste using a blender.
• Add rice to the mix and grind further with some water.
• Pour into a container and let it ferment overnight or for about 8-9 hours.
• Make sure the container has enough room for the batter to rise.
• Add salt to the fermented batter and mix well
• Smear a couple of drops of oil on each depression of the idli stand and pour 2-3 spoons of the batter into each one of them.
• Steam cook the idlis in a pressure cooker for about 14-15 minutes.
• Make sure to remove the pressure cooker weight.
• Remove the stand from cooker and let cool for a minute or two.
• Serve it hot with coconut chutney or sambhar or any other gravy of your choice.